Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) called on President Biden and Senate Democrats to include border security funding and policy changes in the proposed...
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Budd, Murray Lead Bipartisan Bill Help Military Retain Skilled Nurses
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Patty Murray (D-WA) have introduced the Retain Educated Workers and Registered Nurses Developing (REWARD) Experience Act, which would empower the...
Budd, Colleagues Call on White House to Reverse Course on Digital Trade and Stand Up to China
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 Senators to urge President Biden to reverse a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon long-held...
Budd, Scott, Colleagues Demand Answers on Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary...
Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Renew Demand for Transparency on Taxpayer-Funded Voter Mobilization
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) to President Biden renewing their call for transparency regarding the use of taxpayer...
Budd Calls on Qatar to Pressure Hamas to Release NC Hostage in Floor Speech
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the Senate floor today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) called on the government of Qatar to exert pressure on Hamas leaders living in Doha to immediately and...
Budd Statement on Release of First U.S. Hostages From Gaza, Renews Call to Release All Hostages, Including NC Native
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released the following statement after a third group of hostages was released from Gaza on Sunday, including 4 year-old American Avigail Mor Idan, and...
Senator Budd Urges Businesses to Reject ESG in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has written an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner detailing the toxic nature of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and urging...
Budd Leads 46 Senators to Demand Answers Over Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Pause of Firearms Export Licenses
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 46 U.S. Senators in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo raising questions over the decision announced last month by the...
Budd, Shaheen Lead Resolutions Countering Chinese Influence in Latin America and Globally
Washington, D.C. — Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have led a bipartisan coalition to introduce a pair of resolutions designed to counter Chinese influence in South America and...
Budd Leads Majority of Senate GOP to Demand that DOD Rescind Abortion Travel Policy
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of 27 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin denouncing the department’s policy of paying the travel expenses...
Budd Lays Out Foreign Policy Principles in New Op-Ed
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has written an opinion piece for FoxNews.com laying out his vision for foreign policy and how the United States should confront the forces of evil now on...
Budd Introduces Bill to Empower Individuals to Control Their Own Digital Assets
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced the Keep Your Coins Act, which would protect an individual’s right to conduct transactions with cryptocurrency assets without the need to...
Budd Joins Bipartisan Coalition Pushing to Upgrade Military Barracks
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) urging the department to increase funding requests to upgrade barracks on military bases...
Budd Sponsors Bill Requiring DHS to Notify Localities on Illegal Alien Transfers
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the National Oversight of Transportation Immigrants to Communities is Essential (NOTICE Act). The bill would require federal agencies to...
Budd Sponsors Bill to Help Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has co-sponsored the Justice for Angels Families Act. The bill would amend the Crime Victims Fund to expand coverage for Angel Families, who are immediate...
Budd, Colleagues Urge Sanders to Hold Hearing on Antisemitic Attacks on College Campuses
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a coalition letter led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee ranking member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) urging HELP...
Budd Proposes Amendment to Shut Down Biden’s Election Takeover Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has proposed an amendment to the Senate Appropriations Minibus (H.R. 4366) to defund President Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which would empower federal...
Budd Joins Coalition Demanding Answers on National Security Threats at Border
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has has joined a coalition letter led by Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Representative Mark Alford (R-MO) demanding answers from the Biden Department of...
Budd, Tillis to Introduce Bill to Combat Persecution of Religious Groups in China
Washington, D.C. — To coincide with International Religious Freedom Day, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that they intend to introduce the Combatting the Persecution of...